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My new book, How Italian Food Conquered the World
(Palgrave Macmillan) is a rollicking history of the food culture of
Italy and its ravenous embrace in the 21st century by the entire world.
From ancient Rome to la dolce vita
of post-war Italy, from Italian immigrant cooks to celebrity chefs,
from pizzerias to high-class ristoranti,
this
chronicle
of
a
culinary
diaspora
is
as
much
about
the
world's
changing
tastes,
prejudices,
and
dietary
fads as about our
obsessions with culinary fashion and style.--John Mariani

" A fact-filled,
entertaining history [that] substantiates its title
with hundreds of facts in this meaty history of the rise of Italian
food culture around the globe. From Charles Dickens's journey through
Italy in 1844 to 20th-century immigrants to America selling ice cream
on the streets of New Orleans, Mariani constantly surprises the reader
with little-known culinary anecdotes about Italy and its people, who
have made pasta and pizza household dishes in the U.S. and beyond."--Publishers Weekly

"Equal parts history, sociology, gastornomy, and just plain fun, How
Italian Food Conquered the World tells the captivating and delicious
story of the (let's face it) everybody's favorite cuisine with clarity,
verve and more than one surprise."--Colman Andrews, editorial director
of The Daily Meal.com.

"A fantastic and fascinating read, covering everything from the
influence of Venice's spice trade to the imnpact of Italian immigrants
in America and the evolution of alta cucina. This book will serve as a
terrific resource to anyone iunterested in the real story of Italian
food."--Mary Ann Espositio, hosty of PBS-TV's Ciao Italia.

"John Mariani has written the definitive history of how Italians won
their way into our hearts, min ds, and stomachs. It's a story of
pleasure over pomp and taste over technique."--Danny Meyer, owner of NYC
restaurants Union Square Cafe, Gotham Bar & Grill, The Modern, and
Maialino.